Where has Blacksburg looked like this before?
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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Blacksburg | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 45,446 | 42,863 | 64 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | 5.2% | 4.8% | 55 | ||
| Median household income | $50,182 | $45,556 | 73 | ||
| Poverty rate | 42.7% | 30.4% | 91 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.2% | 63.6% | 82 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | 12.0% | 10.4% | 45 | ||
| Median owner-occupied home value | $446,300 | $310,050 | 91 | ||
| Median gross rent | $1,359 | $1,117 | 73 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 18.7% | 12.2% | 91 | ||
| Worked from home | 18.2% | 15.2% | 55 |
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| Metric | 2010–2017 | 2017–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | +4.6% | +3.1% | +0.5% |
| Housing units | +8.1% | +10.1% | +8.7% |
| Median household income | +30.6% | +25.7% | +42.7% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | +16.8% | +55.8% | +49.5% |
| Median gross rent | +34.2% | +31.6% | +29.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | +8.4% | -5.4% | +4.0% |
| Worked from home | -24.3% | +211.3% | +215.5% |
| Poverty rate | +3.6% | -2.2% | -14.3% |
| Restaurants & bars | 19.2 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 3.9 | US 4.8 | below US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 6.3 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 25.6 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 19.4 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 4.0 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 3.7 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 18.2 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State College, PA | 87 | 41,050 | -2.4% | $45,424 | 68.4% |
| East Lansing, MI | 86 | 45,758 | -5.9% | $45,687 | 66.6% |
| Ithaca, NY | 77 | 32,814 | +7.9% | $48,784 | 67.7% |
| Pullman, WA | 73 | 32,229 | +4.5% | $46,812 | 61.4% |
| Ames, IA | 71 | 67,669 | +10.4% | $60,991 | 65.8% |
| Urbana, IL | 68 | 39,341 | -5.8% | $45,346 | 56.7% |
| Morgantown, WV | 68 | 30,236 | +0.3% | $44,727 | 58.5% |
| Burlington, VT | 67 | 44,675 | +5.5% | $71,109 | 60.5% |
| West Lafayette, IN | 66 | 45,159 | +46.4% | $34,891 | 73.3% |
| Stillwater, OK | 66 | 49,269 | +5.2% | $43,700 | 49.9% |